This Saturday's win came nearly a week after Ledecka stunned a strong field including defending champion Anna Veith and American Lindsey Vonn to win the super-G, which already made her one of the big stories of these Games. "Today, it's big day for snowboardEster", she said Saturday.

Never before has the seemingly unbreachable divide between the old classic of the Games, Alpine skiing, and the popular modern sport of snowboarding been breached by an athlete winning gold in both.

There were a few nervy moments for Ledecka in the final, but the world champion overcame those wobbles to finish 0.46 seconds ahead of her rival and complete history in South Korea.

Michael Trapp, an American who trains with Ledecka in Colorado, said her passion, and persistence, more than her talent or versatility, is what sets her apart.

"I realized that was really inhibiting what we were doing in that the more I wanted her to find that medal, I really stifled what could be".

"It made everybody think about how much better we could all ski the course", Shiffrin added. She's not the type of person to win a gold and say: 'I'm done'.

But going back and forth between both is not easy. "Just focusing on myself and my riding, and I think it helps me a lot in the race". Nobody should be too surprised that she took another gold medal, either. She said she did not feel good with her snowboarding here until the day before competition. This time, however, she has different plans.

Whenever Ledecka returns from her skiing exploits, Reiter said, it is akin to having to polish a rough diamond all over again.

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